Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow | 3 | 4 |
Achillea sibirica | Siberian Yarrow | 1 | 1 |
Achyranthes bidentata | Niu Xi | 2 | 3 |
Achyranthes japonica | Japanese Chaff Flower | 0 | 3 |
Aconitum balfourii | | 0 | 1 |
Aconitum carmichaelii | Japanese Aconite, Carmichael's monkshood | 0 | 2 |
Aconitum heterophyllum | | 1 | 2 |
Aconitum violaceum | | 1 | 1 |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut, European Horsechestnut, Common Horsechestnut | 3 | 4 |
Ageratum conyzoides | Goatweed, Tropical whiteweed | 0 | 3 |
Agrimonia pilosa | Hairy Agrimony | 2 | 3 |
Akebia trifoliata | Akebia, Threeleaf Akebia | 4 | 2 |
Alcea rosea | Hollyhock | 3 | 2 |
Aletris farinosa | Unicorn Root - Colic Root, White colicroot | 1 | 3 |
Allium cepa | Onion, Garden onion | 5 | 3 |
Allium cepa aggregatum | Potato Onion | 4 | 3 |
Allium cepa ascalonicum | Shallot | 5 | 3 |
Allium cepa proliferum | Tree Onion, Walking Onion | 5 | 3 |
Angelica laxiflora | | 0 | 1 |
Angelica pubescens | Du Huo | 2 | 3 |
Angelica sinensis | Dang Gui - Dong Quai - Chinese Angelica | 0 | 5 |
Anredera cordifolia | Madeira Vine, Heartleaf madeiravine | 2 | 0 |
Aralia cordata | Udo | 4 | 2 |
Arisaema consanguineum | Tian Nan Xing | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia clematitis | Birthwort | 0 | 2 |
Aristolochia debilis | Ma Dou Ling | 1 | 3 |
Aristolochia serpentaria | Virginia Snakeroot | 0 | 3 |
Asparagus cochinchinensis | Chinese Asparagus | 3 | 3 |
Aster amellus | Ialian Aster | 2 | 2 |
Belamcanda chinensis | Leopard Lily, Blackberry lily, Leopard Flower | 1 | 3 |
Berberis chengii | | 1 | 2 |
Betula lenta | Cherry Birch, Sweet birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch | 3 | 3 |
Betula pendula | Silver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch | 3 | 3 |
Betula platyphylla | White Birch, Asian white birch, | 2 | 2 |
Bidens pilosa | Beggar's Ticks, Blackjack, Hairy beggarticks | 2 | 2 |
Bletilla striata | Hyacinth Orchid, Urn orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Hardy Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid | 0 | 3 |
Bupleurum chinense | Bei Chai Hu | 2 | 3 |
Bupleurum falcatum | Thorow-Wax | 2 | 2 |
Caragana sinica | Chinese Pea Shrub | 1 | 2 |
Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut, European chestnut | 5 | 2 |
Centella asiatica | Gotu Kola, Spadeleaf | 2 | 5 |
Chaenomeles speciosa | Japanese Quince, Flowering quince | 3 | 2 |
Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile, Roman chamomile | 2 | 5 |
Chrysosplenium carnosum | | 0 | 2 |
Cibotium barometz | Scythian Lamb | 1 | 1 |
Cirsium japonicum | No-Azami, Japanese thistle | 2 | 2 |
Citrus reticulata | Mandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine | 3 | 3 |
Clerodendrum bungei | Glory Flower, Rose glorybower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexican Hydrangea, Glory Bower | 0 | 1 |
Cnidium officinale | | 1 | 2 |
Codonopsis nervosa | | 0 | 2 |
Coix lacryma-jobi | Job's Tears | 3 | 3 |
Coptis japonica | | 0 | 2 |
Coptis trifolia | Goldthread, Threeleaf goldthread | 2 | 2 |
Corydalis govaniana | | 0 | 2 |
Cydonia oblonga | Quince | 4 | 2 |
Datura stramonium | Thorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed | 0 | 4 |
Dioscorea villosa | Wild Yam | 2 | 4 |
Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | 2 | 4 |
Echinops latifolius | | 0 | 1 |
Echinops ritro | Globe Thistle, Southern globethistle, Small Globe Thistle | 0 | 1 |
Eleutherococcus senticosus | Siberian Ginseng | 2 | 5 |
Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus | | 2 | 3 |
Epilobium angustifolium | Willow Herb | 3 | 2 |
Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | 3 | 2 |
Equisetum hyemale | Dutch Rush, Scouringrush horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Rough Horsetail | 2 | 2 |
Euodia ruticarpa | Wu Zhu Yu | 0 | 3 |
Euphrasia officinalis | Eyebright | 1 | 3 |
Fagopyrum dibotrys | Perennial Buckwheat | 4 | 2 |
Filipendula rubra | Queen Of The Prairie, Meadowsweet | 0 | 1 |
Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet, Queen of the meadow, Double Lady of the Meadow, European Meadowsweet | 3 | 3 |
Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel, Sweet fennel | 5 | 3 |
Foeniculum vulgare azoricum | Florence Fennel | 3 | 3 |
Foeniculum vulgare dulce | Sweet Fennel | 4 | 3 |
Fraxinus bungeana | Xiao Ye Qin | 0 | 2 |
Fraxinus chinensis rhynchophylla | Hua Qu Liu | 0 | 2 |
Gaultheria procumbens | Checkerberry, Eastern teaberry, Teaberry, Creeping Wintergreen | 4 | 3 |
Gentiana acaulis | Gentian | 0 | 3 |
Gentiana crassicaulis | | 0 | 3 |
Gentiana dahurica | | 0 | 3 |
Gentiana kurroo | | 0 | 3 |
Gentiana lutea | Yellow Gentian | 1 | 5 |
Gentiana macrophylla | Qin Jiao | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana pannonica | | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana punctata | Spotted Gentian | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana purpurea | | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana scabra | Long Dan Cao | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana scabra buergeri | | 1 | 3 |
Gentiana straminea | | 0 | 3 |
Gentiana tubiflora | | 0 | 2 |
Geranium pratense | Meadow Crane's Bill, Meadow geranium, Geranium | 0 | 2 |
Geum rivale | Water Avens, Purple avens | 3 | 2 |
Geum urbanum | Wood Avens, Bennet's Root - Old man's whiskers, Herb bennet | 3 | 3 |
Gleditsia koraiensis | Korean Honey Locust | 2 | 2 |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | Liquorice, Cultivated licorice | 4 | 4 |
Gnaphalium uliginosum | Marsh Cudweed | 0 | 2 |
Grindelia camporum | Gumplant, Great Valley gumweed, Bract gumweed | 0 | 3 |
Heracleum lallii | | 0 | 2 |
Herpetospermum pedunculosum | | 1 | 2 |
Houttuynia cordata | Tsi, Chameleon, Rainbow Plant, Chameleon Plant | 4 | 4 |
Ilex pubescens | | 0 | 2 |
Iris versicolor | Blue Flag, Harlequin blueflag | 0 | 3 |
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | 3 | 3 |
Juglans regia | Walnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut, | 4 | 3 |
Lilium lancifolium | Tiger Lily, Devil Lily | 4 | 2 |
Liquidambar orientalis | Oriental Sweet Gum | 2 | 3 |
Liriope muscari | Lilyturf, Big blue lilyturf, Border Grass, Blue Lilyturf, Liriope | 2 | 1 |
Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle | 2 | 3 |
Lotus corniculatus | Bird's Foot Trefoil | 1 | 1 |
Malva neglecta | Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow | 4 | 2 |
Matricaria recutita | German Camomile | 1 | 5 |
Menyanthes trifoliata | Bogbean, Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil, | 2 | 3 |
Nicandra physaloides | Shoo Fly | 1 | 2 |
Oldenlandia diffusa | Snake-Needle Grass | 0 | 3 |
Paeonia delavayi | Tree Peony, Dian mu dan | 1 | 3 |
Paeonia japonica | Yama-Shakuyaku | 1 | 1 |
Paeonia lactiflora | Chinese Peony, Peony | 1 | 3 |
Paeonia lutea | Tree Peony, Dian mu dan | 1 | 3 |
Paeonia obovata | | 0 | 3 |
Paeonia ostii | Tree Peony | 1 | 2 |
Paeonia potaninii | Tree Peony | 1 | 2 |
Paeonia suffruticosa | Moutan, Moutan peony, Tree Peony, Japanese Tree Peony | 1 | 2 |
Paeonia szechuanica | Tree Peony | 1 | 2 |
Paeonia veitchii | | 0 | 3 |
Panax pseudoginseng | Ginseng, Japanese ginseng | 1 | 3 |
Panax pseudoginseng notoginseng | San Qi | 1 | 5 |
Patrinia villosa | | 1 | 1 |
Pelargonium graveolens | Rose Geranium, Sweet scented geranium | 2 | 3 |
Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed, American pokeweed, Garnet, Pigeon Berry, Poke | 3 | 3 |
Phytolacca esculenta | | 2 | 2 |
Picea mariana | Black Spruce, Swamp Spruce | 2 | 2 |
Picrorhiza kurroa | Kuru | 0 | 3 |
Pimpinella major | Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Hollowstem burnet saxifrage | 1 | 2 |
Pinus koraiensis | Korean Nut Pine, Chinese pinenut | 4 | 2 |
Plantago asiatica | Che Qian Zi | 1 | 3 |
Polygonum hydropiper | Smartweed, Marshpepper knotweed | 2 | 2 |
Polygonum tinctorium | | 1 | 2 |
Populus alba | White Poplar | 1 | 2 |
Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | 1 | 2 |
Populus 'Balsam Spire' | Tacatricho 32 | 0 | 3 |
Populus balsamifera | Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood | 1 | 3 |
Populus ciliata | Himalayan Poplar | 0 | 2 |
Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood, Plains cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood, Necklace Poplar | 2 | 2 |
Populus deltoides monilifera | Plains Cottonwood | 1 | 2 |
Populus deltoides wislizenii | Rio Grande Cottonwood | 2 | 1 |
Populus euphratica | | 0 | 1 |
Populus fremontii | Cottonwood, Fremont cottonwood, Fremont Poplar, Western Cottonwood | 1 | 2 |
Populus grandidentata | Canadian Aspen, Bigtooth aspen | 1 | 1 |
Populus heterophylla | Swamp Cottonwood | 0 | 1 |
Populus maximowiczii | Doronoki, Japanese poplar | 0 | 1 |
Populus nigra | Black Poplar, Lombardy poplar | 1 | 3 |
Populus pseudosimonii | | 1 | 1 |
Populus sieboldii | Japanese Aspen | 1 | 1 |
Populus simonii | Simon poplar, Chinese Poplar | 1 | 1 |
Populus tremula | Aspen Poplar, European aspen, Aspen | 1 | 2 |
Populus tremuloides | American Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen | 1 | 3 |
Populus trichocarpa | Western Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood | 1 | 3 |
Populus x canadensis | Canadian Poplar, Carolina Poplar | 0 | 1 |
Populus x canescens | Grey Poplar | 0 | 1 |
Populus x jackii | Balm Of Gilead | 0 | 3 |
Primula macrophylla | | 0 | 2 |
Primula veris | Cowslip, Cowslip primrose | 3 | 3 |
Pulsatilla cernua | | 1 | 2 |
Pulsatilla chinensis | Bai Tou Weng | 0 | 3 |
Pulsatilla dahurica | | 0 | 3 |
Pulsatilla koreana | Korean Pasque Flower | 0 | 2 |
Ribes americanum | American Blackcurrant | 2 | 1 |
Ribes aureum | Golden Currant | 4 | 1 |
Rubus idaeus | Raspberry, American red raspberry, Grayleaf red raspberry | 5 | 3 |
Ruta graveolens | Rue, Common rue, Herb of Grace, Garden Rue | 1 | 3 |
Salix alba | White Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix alba caerulea | Cricket Bat Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix alba vitellina | Golden Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix gooddingii | Goodding's Willow | 1 | 2 |
Salix nigra | Black Willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix purpurea | Purple Osier. purpleosier willow | 1 | 3 |
Salix purpurea lambertiana | Purple Osier | 1 | 3 |
Sambucus nigra | Elderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea | 4 | 3 |
Saussurea roylei | | 0 | 2 |
Scrophularia buergeriana | Buerger's Figwort | 0 | 2 |
Scrophularia nodosa | Knotted Figwort, Woodland figwort | 1 | 3 |
Scutellaria galericulata | Common Skullcap, Marsh skullcap | 0 | 3 |
Sedum album | Small Houseleek, White stonecrop, Sedum, Stonecrop | 1 | 1 |
Solidago virgaurea | Goldenrod | 1 | 3 |
Sonchus arvensis | Field Milk Thistle, Field sowthistle, Moist sowthistle | 2 | 1 |
Sophora japonica | Japanese Pagoda Tree, Scholar Tree | 2 | 3 |
Sophora tonkinensis | | 0 | 2 |
Sporobolus indicus | Smut Grass, Rat-tail grass, West Indian dropseed | 1 | 1 |
Swertia petiolata | | 0 | 2 |
Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew, Matricaria | 2 | 5 |
Teucrium chamaedrys | Wall Germander, Germander | 1 | 2 |
Thlaspi arvense | Pennycress, Field pennycress | 2 | 2 |
Thuja occidentalis | American Arbor-Vitae, Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Siberian Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Wh | 2 | 3 |
Trichosanthes kirilowii | Chinese Cucumber | 2 | 4 |
Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica | | 3 | 3 |
Trigonella foenum-graecum | Fenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreek | 4 | 5 |
Viola odorata | Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet, Florist's Violet | 5 | 3 |
Viola tricolor | Heartsease, Johnny jumpup, Field Pansy, | 2 | 3 |
Viola yezoensis | Chinese Violet | 3 | 2 |
Vitis vinifera | Grape, Wine grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Common Grape | 5 | 2 |
Wisteria venusta | Silky Wisteria | 1 | 2 |
Acmella oleracea | Toothache plant, Paracress | 3 | 3 |
Murraya koenigii | Curry tree, Curry leaf tree | 3 | 3 |
Solanum torvum | Pea Eggplant, Turkey berry | 3 | 3 |
Adenanthera pavonina | Red Sandalwood, Coral Tree | 3 | 2 |
Alchornea cordifolia | Christmas Bush | 2 | 4 |
Alnus acuminata | Alder | 0 | 2 |
Alocasia macrorrhizos | Giant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear | 3 | 2 |
Aloe arborescens | Candelabra Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe | 2 | 5 |
Azadirachta indica | Neem | 2 | 4 |
Barringtonia procera | Pao nuts, Cut nut | 4 | 2 |
Borassus flabellifer | Palmyra Palm | 4 | 2 |
Byrsonima crassifolia | Golden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree | 4 | 2 |
Canavalia gladiata | Sword Bean | 3 | 2 |
Cecropia peltata | Trumpet Tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun | 3 | 3 |
Chrysophyllum cainito | Star Apple, Caimito | 4 | 2 |
Corymbia citriodora | Lemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora. | 2 | 3 |
Dioscorea bulbifera | Aerial Yam, Air Potato | 4 | 2 |
Ficus racemosa | Cluster Fig | 3 | 2 |
Jatropha curcas | Physic Nut, Barbados Nut | 2 | 3 |
Linum hybrids | Perennial Flax | 4 | 4 |
Mimosa pudica | Morivivir, Sensitive Plant | 2 | 2 |
Mondia whitei | Mondia, White's Ginger | 3 | 4 |
Morinda citrifolia | Noni, Indian Mulberry | 3 | 4 |
Moringa oleifera | Horseradish Tree, Moringa, | 4 | 4 |
Ophioglossum reticulatum | Adder's tongue fern | 4 | 2 |
Parkia biglobosa | African Locust Bean | 4 | 2 |
Peltophorum pterocarpum | Copperpod, Yellow Poinciana | 0 | 2 |
Pentaclethra macrophylla | African Oil Bean. Oil Bean Tree, Owala Oil | 3 | 2 |
Pithecellobium dulce | Manila Tamarind, Madras Thorn | 4 | 2 |
Populus hybrids | Hybrid poplar | 3 | 3 |
Prunus armeniaca mandschurica | Manchurian apricot | 4 | 3 |
Psidium guajava | Guava, Tropical Guava, Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba | 5 | 2 |
Quercus brantii | Barro, Brant's oak | 3 | 2 |
Sesbania bispinosa | Prickly Sesban | 2 | 2 |
Tithonia diversifolia | Mexican Sunflower | 0 | 3 |
Vangueria infausta | African medlar | 4 | 2 |
Vitellaria paradoxa | Shea Butter Tree | 4 | 5 |
Citrus latifolia | Citrus Tahitian Lime | 4 | 2 |
Diplazium esculentum | Vegetable Fern | 4 | 3 |
Piper sarmentosum | Betel Leaf, Wild Betel | 3 | 2 |
Alchornea castaneifolia | Iporuru | 0 | 4 |
Andrographis paniculata | Green Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters | 1 | 4 |
Baccharis genistelloides | Carqueja | 0 | 4 |
Baphia nitida | Camwood, Baphia | 2 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia crispifolia | Curled Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia rugosa | Head Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia strumata | Large Petiole Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea integrifolia subintegrifolia | Leaf Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea tsatsai multiceps | Green In The Snow | 4 | 2 |
Brassica juncea tsatsai tumida | Swollen-Stem Mustard | 4 | 2 |
Carapa guianensis | Andiroba | 0 | 4 |
Cassia sieberiana | West African Laburnum | 1 | 4 |
Chamaecrista nigricans | Diola, Diala | 1 | 2 |
Combretum imberbe | Leadwood Tree, Ivory tree | 2 | 2 |
Commiphora myrrha | Myrrh, Myrrh Gum | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera coriacea | Sapucaia tree | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera guyanensis | Hoepel, Guyanense Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera langsdorffii | Copaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera multijuga | Hayne oil, Copaiba, | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera officinalis | Copaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera reticulata | Copaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam | 0 | 4 |
Costus afer | Spiral Ginger, Ginger lily, White spiral costus. | 2 | 4 |
Coutarea hexandra | Coutarea | 0 | 4 |
Croton lechleri | Sangre De Grado, Dragon's blood | 0 | 4 |
Croton palanostigma | Sangre De Grado, Dragon's blood | 0 | 4 |
Croton salutaris | Sangre De Grado, Dragon's blood | 0 | 4 |
Curculigo orchioides | Star grass, Golden-eyed grass | 1 | 4 |
Dalbergia melanoxylon | African Blackwood, Grenadilla, Mpingo | 0 | 2 |
Erythrina verna | Mulungu | 0 | 4 |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Red River Gum, Murray Red Gum, River Red Eucalyptus | 1 | 3 |
Gloriosa superba | Gloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily | 0 | 4 |
Gossypium herbaceum | Levant cotton | 3 | 3 |
Guiera senegalensis | Moshi medicine, guier du Senegal | 1 | 4 |
Handroanthus impetiginosus | Pau D'Arco, Pink Trumpet Tree | 2 | 4 |
Himatanthus sucuuba | Plumeria sucuuba | 0 | 4 |
Indigofera suffruticosa | Anil Indigo, Anil de pasto | 0 | 2 |
Lantana camara | Wild Sage, Lantana Verbena | 2 | 4 |
Leptadenia hastata | Akamongot, Anvara | 4 | 3 |
Maytenus obtusifolia | Blunt folia Maytenus | 2 | 4 |
Milicia excelsa | African Teak | 2 | 3 |
Milicia regia | Oroko, Iroko | 2 | 2 |
Orthosiphon aristatus | Java Tea, Cat's Whiskers | 0 | 4 |
Paederia foetida | Skunk Vine | 2 | 4 |
Petiveria alliacea | Guinea Hen Weed | 0 | 4 |
Pfaffia paniculata | Pfaffia | 0 | 4 |
Phytolacca dodecandra | Endod, Pokeberry | 2 | 3 |
Pterocarpus angolensis | Ambila | 0 | 3 |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | African Coralwood | 2 | 2 |
Securidaca longipedunculata | Violet Tree | 1 | 4 |
Senna alata | Ringworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant | 2 | 4 |
Smilax aristolochiifolia | Mexican Sarsaparilla | 2 | 4 |
Smilax febrifuga | Ecuadorian Sarsaparilla | 3 | 4 |
Smilax officinalis | Honduran sarsaparilla | 2 | 4 |
Tabebuia rosea | Apamate, Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, Rosy Trumpet Tree | 0 | 2 |
Tachia guianensis | Tachia | 0 | 4 |
Tectona grandis | Teak | 2 | 2 |
Terminalia chebula | Black Myrobalan, Chebulic Myroblan, | 3 | 5 |
Terminalia ivorensis | Black Afara | 0 | 2 |
Trichilia dregeana | Cape Mahogany | 4 | 3 |
Uncaria guianensis | Cat's Claw | 2 | 4 |
Uncaria tomentosa | Cat's Claw | 2 | 4 |